A/N: Okay, so I lied to those of you I told there was only going to be a chapter left...Well, I guess not really lied. This is the last chapter, BUT there will be an epilogue coming sometime with the announcement of the winners. I hope you guys are still working on your submissions! I haven't gotten any completed one and the deadline is coming soon! ;D

It was another Monday morning at the restaurant. Employees were just starting to arrive and put things in order for the day. A certain redheaded pedophile dragged himself through the front doors, his shirt un-tucked and wearing two different types of tennis shoes. His hair was slightly messier than usual and his feet dragged on the ground.

"Shit. What happened to you?" Marluxia asked as he walked in.

Axel glared at him.

"'Oh Marluxia, I was sooo upset yesterday! I got kicked out of my apartment for burning another piece of furniture and I lost the love of my life! What will I ever do?'" Marluxia mimicked a high-pitched voice that was supposed to be Axel. "Is that really so hard to do, Axel?" He asked.

"Who told you?" Axel growled, laying his head on the bar. Marluxia walked over to him, giving him a "friendly" pat on the back.

"Zexion told Demyx and Demyx old everyone today." Marluxia shrugged, taking his hand away. "Really, what's wrong with you?"

"The lighter dropped from my hand and fell on the couch...It wasn't my fault!" Axel cried, putting on his most pitiful face. "I didn't mean to..."

"That's not what I was talking about." The pink haired man sat down next to him. "You had Roxas right where you wanted him and then you just...let him go! Axel, you've been working towards a kiss forever! And you just let him run off! He probably thinks you're freaking out because a little kid kissed you!" Marluxia gave him a swift punch to the arm.

"Ow! Geez! I'm sorry, okay! Don't keep rubbing it in my face!" Axel pouted at him. Marluxia let out a 'humph.' "I was just so shocked he would kiss me like that! I mean, I had no idea! What would you have done?"

"Grabbed onto his arm before he walked away." Marluxia frowned.

"Uhgg..." Axel moaned.

"Axel! It's lunchtime!" Zexion said happily, going up to the pile of depression that was on the bar counter still.

"So?" Axel huffed, not moving.

"So it means Roxas will be coming any minute! You better get ready to confess your undying love to him!" Zexion seemed awfully cheerful that morning.

"Nnnn..." Axel let out. "...Why did you tell Demyx about that?" He asked in a groan.

"You called me while I was at his house. You know how Demyx is, he's always so nosy about everything. He wouldn't quit hugging me if I didn't tell him." Zexion frowned and sighed. Oh, the horrors! He didn't want to relive that again by telling Axel.

"...Why are you so happy?" Axel asked, lifting his head high enough to at least look at Zexion's chin.

"I beat Demyx twenty straight times at Soul Caliber four. He's leaving me alone now." Zexion did a little happy dance in his mind.

"...Good..." Axel sighed.

"Hey cutie, what're you doing out of school early?" Marluxia's voice drifted into Axel's eardrum and slowly seeped into his brain. Cutie...out of school early?! Axel quickly sat up straight and turned towards the front.

Standing at Axel's podium in all of the cuteness that was in the world, was a girl. A blonde girl. She had her hair swept to one side and she was wearing all white clohting. Strange.

"Oh, no sir." She smiled up at Marluxia, thinking he was just being nice. In all reality he was pedophile like Axel, just not the gay kind. "I came with orders from the office for lunch." She held out a slip of paper.

"Oh, okay sweetie. Let me get it to one of our waiters to put the order in. You probably won't have to wait long. They always get the same things." Marluxia turned and handed the paper to Zexion. Zexion winked at him before going into the back. Marluxia turned back to the girl. "So what's your name?"

Axel's heart sunk.

"Sorry I missed school, Naminé." Roxas breathed into the phone. Breathed was the right word. He could barely speak with his sore throat. He wanted to blame it on Axel for giving him a cold, but he couldn't. It was his fault he kissed him.

"That's alright." The small girl spoke back. "I had to go to that restaurant across the street you usually have to go to. You know the one. That one waiter always picks you up from school..."

"Yeah, I know it."

"Well, there was a host there. His name is Marluxia. He was so cute!" Naminé giggled.

"Oh...Marluxia...I know him..." Roxas took a sip from his Nyquil bottle.

"He gave me his number. Do you think I should call? I know he's an older man, but I've never liked anyone my age...You know that, though. Remember when you had a crush on me in second grade?" She giggled again. Roxas had to smile.

"Yeah...I tried to marry you at recess..." Roxas still felt embarrassed by that. It had been soo long ago, too.

Naminé laughed again. "I can tell you're tired...We'll talk about this some other time. I love you, Roxas." She said into the phone.

"Love you too..." Roxas said before closing his phone. Now, it might be a little strange that Roxas was saying 'I love you' to a girl he wasn't dating, but he was. They were more like brother and sister than anything else. They had grown up together and now the thought of kissing made both of them throw up.

Roxas' stomach turned at the thought of kissing. He was so stupid! He took another sip of Nyquil. He so stupid for thinking Axel would like him back. Stupid, stupid, stupid!

Axel was depressed. Majorly depressed. He hadn't eaten in three hours and had ONLY gotten ten hours of sleep. Something was wrong. Something short and blonde and beautiful was wrong.

"I highly doubt he was avoiding you yesterday." Marluxia said over his shoulder to Axel, who was once again slumped on the bar counter.

"You really think so?" Axel asked, perking up.

"Well, he might have been...But he probably wasn't." Marluxia said. Axel groaned and slammed his head back down.

"Guys! Guess what!" Demyx ran out from the kitchen.

"What?" Marluxia asked. Axel just groaned.

"There's a new Star Wars movie coming out soon! It's a cartoon, but it's new! New! Did you guys hear me?!" Demyx screeched into their ears.

"Yes, Demyx! If we didn't hear you I'm pretty sure Satan himself heard you!" Marluxia yelled back. "Oh, and by the way, Xemnas is coming in for lunch. I expect you to be on your best behavior, Anikan." Marluxia reminded him.

"Yes sir! I will stay in the Death Star until I am needed." Demyx bowed and backed up into the kitchen again.

The door jingled as someone walked in. "Welcome to-Roxas!" Marluxia said happily.

"Hey, Marluxia." Roxas smiled at him, his voice slightly altered because of his runny nose. He handed him the paper.

Axel nearly fell out of his chair when he heard Marluxia yelling. He was so happy when he heard the boy's name but now...he was just nervous. What should he do? What could he do? Roxas probably hated him. It was so stupid of him to let the blonde go. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

As Marluxia went to the back (Zexion was off running errands and Marluxia was not going to ruin Axel and Roxas' moment) to give the order to the chefs, another customer walked in. Roxas let out a small squeak as he laid eyes on the terrifying man.

The man was tall, dark, and handsome. If Roxas didn't know any better, he would say he was a serial killer. He looked at Axel for help. Axel was too busy beating himself up.

"Excuse me, sir." Roxas said quietly before going over to Axel. At least he was away from the man.

"Hey, Axel..."

Axel looked up. Oh, Roxas looked so gorgeous like that...With that...sickly glow to him. "Hey, Roxas." the man decided to actually sit up. Maybe Roxas would be impressed by his straight back...or maybe not.

"So...What's up?" Roxas asked after a period of silence.

"Just working...you?" Axel asked, feeling the suffocating tension in the air.

"Same..." Roxas let the two of them fall into uncomfortable silence after that. The man was being seated by Marluxia now, and apparently Marluxia was scared of him too because he was being overly nice to him.

"Look, Axel..." Roxas couldn't let it stay like this forever. They had been so good of friends before this had happened and now it was ruined. He wanted it back...or at least mended a little bit. "I'm sorry I kissed you...I...wasn't thinking..." He blushed softly. That had actually been his real first kiss. Sure he had kissed a girl in kindergarten, but that didn't count. "I just want us to be fri-" Roxas was cut off by a pair of lips on top of his own.

Axel pulled back and smiled at him. "I don't want to be fri-" Now Axel was cut off by the clapping hands of several people.

"Finally." Zexion said and laughed as he clapped. Even the scary guy in the back was clapping and smiling at them. It was a sinister smile, but a smile all the same. Demyx was peeking out from the back and Marluxia was standing at the front, clapping at them.

"Now, can I please get a waiter? It's not good to keep your boss waiting." The scary man said, still smiling. Zexion hurriedly rushed to him.

Axel grinned and turned back to Roxas, kissing him once more.

Finally.

A/N: Remember your submissions if you plan on entering the contest! That is all. (And yes, I tell you to review...for old times sake, can you put a spork in the review box?)